PAGE 12,WEDNESDAY. DECEMI3ER 1l, 1985 W IlITBY FR EE PRESS Lots to do downtown during holiday season The Downtown Whit- by Business Im- provement Ares held its first of three Christmas draws on Saturday, Dec. 7 after the Santa Claus parade. Three names were drawn for one of the many prizes donated by the Whitby marchants. Mrs. Edna Puckrin of Whitby won a lovely. manicure set donated by Collections by Sharon, Mrs. Irene Jackson of Oshawa won a $25 gift crtificate from Mercantile Depar- tment Store and Nina Doyle of Whitby won a deliclous baked good from the Whitby Home Bakery. There are several more prizes to be drawn on the next two Satur- days including many more gif t certificates and lovely gifts. If you haven't already put your name in a draw box in any of the down- town Whitby stores make sure you do s0 soon, you could winl1 In addition to the free draws and free parking downtown (starting Dec. 14) Santa Claus wUll be at Picture This and That, 115 Brock St. S. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 21 for photographs, com- pliments of your frien- dly downtown merchan- ts. Santa will be on the second floor from 12 to 4 p.m. on both Saturdays. Finally, many of the Whitby schools will be THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN0F WHITBY NOTICE 0F INTENTION The Councîf of the Corporation offthe Town of Whifby Intends to pass by- I aws to stop-up, close and self the unI ravelied Industriel DrIve road allowance as shown below and as more partîcularly shown on Reglstered Plan No. 871. The Operatons Commttee of Whitby Town Council wlll meet on Monday, January 6, 1986, at 7:30 p.m. în Commttea Room One of the Whitby Munici pal Building, 575 Rossland Road Easst, Whitby, Ontario, for the pur- pose of hearlng any person who dlaims that thelr land wilf be preiudiclally af fected by the by-lawa. Any person wlshlng to be heard by the Operatlons Committee with respect to the by-laws ls asked to advi se the Town Clark accordlngly on or before Frlday, January 3, 1986. Dated at Whtby, Ontario, thîs 4f h day of December, AD., 1985. Donald G. McKay Cf erk The Corporat ion of the Town of Whifby 575 Rossland Road East WhIlby, Ontario Li N 2MB Phone- 416> 668-5803 INTRODUCING SELECTEL FOR WHITBY SUBSCRIBEAND YOU COULD SAVE 1/3 ON ALL CUS TOMER DIALED CALLS TO TORONTO- SELECTEL is a new, long distance discount plan that could save you 1/3* on ail your customer dialed calîs to Toronto. Just $3.00 a month for residence phones or $7.30 a month for business gives you an automatic 1/3 discount. And that saving applies in addition to the usuel evening and weekend long distance discountsl downtown over the next two weeks Chuistmas carolling on the main. streets to add to the festive 'Christmas at- mosphere. If you have a special group you'd like to hear the following schedule should be of help to you. Dec. 10 - 12 to 1 p.m. - Kathleen Rowe Memorial Public School. Dec. il - i to 2 p.m. Dr. Robert Thornton Public School. Dec. 12 - 10:30/11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Palmerston Avenue Public School. Dec. 13 - i to 2 p.m. Florence M. Heard Public School. Dec. 16 - 1 to 2 p.m. - RA. Sennett Public School. Dec. 17 - 12 to i p.m. Col J.E. Farewell School. Dec. 17 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Whitby Senior Public School. Dec. 18 - il a.m. to 12 p.m. Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Dec. 19 - i to 2 p.m. E.A. Fairman Public School. Dec. 19 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Whitby Senior Public School. Dec. 20 - 12 to 1 p.m. Col. J.E. Farewell School. Dec. 20 - 4:30/5 p.m. and on - Henry Street High School. Seniors receive provincial grant A group of retired people from Whitby will receive a New Horizons grant for $2,780, Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp announced. Villa Fellowship Group will develop a musical program of sing-songs, entertaili- ment nights and varlous other social events. New Horizons is a faderai .government program that enables retired people to create projects of their own choosing. It offers gran- ts to groups who under- take activities for the benefit of themselves and others in their community. The accent is on local needs as seen by older people and on their willingness to meet such needs . AT LAST A HARI £ A YOU HAVE TrO HEAR TO BELIEVE!I NO CORDSoNO TUBES*NO WIRES Report from Queen 's Park By THE HON. GEORGE ASHE, MPP <PC - Durhamn West) The City of Woodstock and Oxford County are to be part of a pilot project sponsored by the Ontario and federal governments to set up a new $630,000 computerized information and mapping systemn. This high technology mapping system is expected to quickly pay for itself because of increased efficien- cy and improved planning capabilities. Local planning departmnents invest a great deal of time and money in gathering ail data about their area that could be useful in planning. But for each situation, people need different kinds of information and often the planning department doesn't have the data in a format that can ha easily matched to in- dividual needs. With a comiputerized mnapping system, ail the in- formation is stored in one place. When a specific kind of information is needed, the computer will draw up an individual mnap specifically designed to meet the need. The computer can overlay various bits of infor- mation the user wants on a map, using shading or different colours to highlight different classifications. In addition, the computer can take statistical information, such as housing statistics, and portray them as a graphic on the map. Computerized mapping, therefore, is much more flexible than the current mapping system. -It can provide accurate information on projects as diverse as a new f ire hall or a waste dump in an easily ac- cessible manner. The new equipment will be arriving in Woodstock and Oxford in February with the system being fully operational by the faîl of 1986. Planners are looking forward to having the new computerized operation on line. Savings in cost, time and manpower will allow local government in Woodstock and Oxford County to keep planning costs in line. Other communities should keep an eye on this ex- periment with computerized mapping. More and more information is needed these days for effective community planning. Computer drawn maps seem to provida the leading edge for accurate planning. If the programn in Oxford County and Woodstock proves to be as successful as projected, 1 presumne that Queen's Park will encourage Canadian high technology industries to set up a planning service that would meet the unique needs of our com- munities, particularily growth communities such as we have in Durham. A brief note about a significant anniversary: Dec. 10 was International Human Rights Day and the 37th Anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document ser- ves as a model and an inspiration for Human Rights Legislation throughout the Free World. 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